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I've done some Muai Thai as the stand up aspect of Mixed Martials Arts.
MT is considered by most the most effective stand up art. Its very similar to European/Dutch style Kickboxing with the added weapons of the elbow/knee and clinch. Its touch but a great art.
I've done quite a bit of styles (12 years of Tae Kwon Do - 4 years japanese Ju Jitsu - some Kyokushin karate and the last few year BJJ).
At the end of the day ask you self what you want to get out of the training and that will help you decide what syle to do.
These days many people give Traditional martial arts a hard time partically since the increased popularity of MMA but at the end of the day people get different things from their training - not eevry one wants to fight in a cage with 4oz gloves.
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